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[above: click on image for YouTube video trailer]"Renewal or Ruin": New Video Documentary By Steve D. Martin Spotlights Secretive Rightwing Effort To Destroy Mainstream Protestant Churches
Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy, by Frederick Clarkson
Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort
by Chip Berlet and Matthew N. Lyons
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God's Profits: Faith, Fraud and the Republican Crusade For Values Voters
By Sarah Posner
Liars for Jesus: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of American History
By Chris Rodda
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
: by Michelle Goldberg
With God on Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy, and Democracy in George W. Bush's White House.
by Esther Kaplan
Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement
Tanya Erzen
Attack on The United Churches of Christ
Attack on The United Methodist Church
"The Christian Right, Dominionism, and Theocracy", by Chip Berlet
"Taking Over The Republican Party", a four part series by Joan Bokaer
The Woman in A Mink CoatWhile We Were sleepingAngels On a PinheadUnder Cover of Night
The Indian River Incident : What You Can Do
link > The "Stop the ACLU Coalition" Shaming Project
How you can help stop "Stop The ACLU" just by sending a few emails
The Shaming Projectdoes the violence of "Left Behind: Eternal Forces" bother you ? If so, what can you do ? Well, to begin with you can email Jonathan Hutson's stories to people you know. That will help to bring more public scrutiny of the game. Public shaming really works ! Just click on the "email" icon and link at the top or bottom of the story and you'll be taken to a form that will allow you email the first story, The Purpose Driven Life Takers or the latest installment without leaving this site. Thanks.
The Right Track at The Yearly Kos (Updated) |
| Tue Jul 31, 2007 at 11:39:12 PM EST |  print story | |
 
That a national conference of such prominence is devoting this much discussion to the right -- I think is a breakthrough. I hope that other national organizations will follow in its footsteps. |
| topic: Taking Action |
Left Behind By the RightAug 3 2007 - 9:15am - Aug 3 2007 - 10:15am
This panel will explore why some prominent activists on the left were originally political conservatives. What made them conservatives in the first place? How did they become disillusioned with the modern right? Why did they decide to be active opponents of their former ideological breathren? The panelists, all prominent progressives who used to be conservatives, will discuss these issues.
Faith or No: Building Secular-Religious Coalitions(Pastordan has the scoop on that session here.)Aug 3 2007 - 9:15am - Aug 3 2007 - 10:15am
How can religious and secular progressive bloggers work and play together productively? Find out through examinations of the current religious and political climate, practical tips on working across the divide, and a how-to guide on starting flamewars.
Is the Religious Right Really Dead?Aug 3 2007 - 1:00pm - Aug 3 2007 - 2:15pm
Every election cycle--and in between--pundits have declared that the religious right is dead. This roundtable will discuss the current status of the religious right, its power and points of leverage, its strengths and its weaknesses. Looking historically and into the future, what can we expect to be the future of the religious right?
Presenters will include: Chip Berlet, Talk to Action contributor, and Senior Analyst, Political Research Associates; Frederick Clarkson, co-founder, Talk to Action; Susan Thistlethwaite, President, Chicago Theological Seminary.
ScienceAug 3 2007 - 2:30pm - Aug 3 2007 - 3:45pm
The Yearlykos 2007 Science Panel will explore pure science, science policy and the intersection between science and politics, and the role of scientific activism in local and national politics. Featured speakers are Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent for Seed magazine, author of the Republican War on Science and his newest book, Storm World, science blogger and co-founder of Michigan Citizens for Science Ed Brayton, and Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll from Caltech. The panel is scheduled for Friday, August 3rd, from 2:30 PM CDT to 3:45 PM.
Ed Brayton, who is also a Talk to Action contributor says:
My presentation will be on the efforts by the religious right to take over school boards in the last 20 years and the effect this has had on science education.
What to do about the Religious RightAug 3 2007 - 2:30pm - Aug 3 2007 - 3:45pm
Let's get over it. The religious right will be around for a long, long time. Why is this, and how shall we get our minds around this stubborn political fact? What to do about the Religious Right? The Religious Right is one of the most successful political and religious movements in American history. What should we be doing differently in response?
Presenters are the same cast as above: Chip Berlet, Susan Thistlethwaite, and me. (Chip has posted a sneak-preview of what he plans to talk about here.)
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